Category Manager for IT Strategic Vendors at Generali Italia

Job Description

Within the Procurement organization the Unit of IT Strategic vendors has been recently created to steer the negotiation with most important IT vendors for all Generali Group legal entities and with regards to all IT categories (software, hardware, services, telco, networking).

The Category manager in charge of the Unit will lead a team of Generali employees and externals reporting directly to the Head of Strategic Sourcing Strategic Vendors & Strategic Projects.

The IT Strategic vendors category manager has the mandate and the responsibility for managing at global level IT Procurement (software, hardware, and services) for the Generali Group subsidiaries with regards to the most important IT vendors within the industry. The Category manager conceptualizes, organizes, implements and steers strategic pooling and sourcing activities. She/He develops partnerships with internal customers across the company. Objective of the activities is to achieve the best possible conditions for the whole Generali group (optimal in the sense of quality, time to market and costs) and to ensure an optimal supplier base.

The Category manager for IT Strategic vendors is closely aligned with the respective Head of Strategic Sourcing Strategic Vendors & Strategic Projects.

Key responsibilities:
  • Development of demand management plans together with the relevant internal stakeholders
  • Continuous market intelligence / analyses to identify alternative suppliers, new developments and improved solutions, prediction of price developments as basis for improvement measures
  • Identification of cost reduction and optimization levers for the defined sub-categories and active analysis of optimization levers in regard to demand volume and specifications
  • Ensure application of state-of-the-art methods and tools (e.g. demand management, design-to-cost, TCO)
  • Responsible for implementation of the category strategy within the defined area of responsibility
  • Responsible for the achievement of savings target as aligned with Procurement Delivery and the respective Category Manager
  • Accountable for target achievement and fulfillment of existing reporting requirements
  • Helps establish group wide transparency and segmentation of the IT spending
  • Responsible for development and alignment of global category strategies together with the relevant internal stakeholders
  • Finalization of global frame contracts with strategic suppliers


Requirements

Our ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:
  • Highly desired: Experience with procurement of IT SW Licenses and Maintenance, HW Products and maintenance, IT Services (Application development and maintenance, infrastructure services, operations, IT consultancy)
  • University level degree or comparable
  • Problem-solving and analytical skillset
  • Communication skills and ability to manage a wide array of different stakeholders
  • Strong operational focus, ability to drive topics and deliver results even under pressure and time constraints
  • Fluent English, another European language is a plus


Nice to have:
  • An untarnished reputation for integrity
  • Proactivity, high energy and enthusiasm, with a "hands-on" approach
  • Resilient
  • Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to effectively influence, persuade across geographies, cultures, markets and levels of seniority
  • A global mindset
  • Passionate
  • A "quality-driven" individual
  • Embraces change and motivates, mobilizes all respective stakeholders


Company Profile

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees.

GOSP - Generali Operations Service Platform is a joint-venture between Generali and Accenture and provides IT and Procurement services to Generali Group companies. Our purpose is to accelerate the Group's innovation and digitization strategy through the Cloud and shared platforms. Based in Italy it has 5 branches across Europe and employs about 1.000 people.

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